Publications
- Keyan, Dharani, Jennifer Hall, Stewart Jordan, Sarah Watts, Teresa Au, Katie S. Dawson, Rajiah Abu Sway et al. The development of a World Health Organization transdiagnostic chatbot intervention for distressed adolescents and young adults.” Frontiers in Digital Health 7 (2025): 1528580.
- Hamdani, S.U., Huma, Ze., Chakrabarti, B. et al. Involving young people with lived experience in advancing mental health science: an exploratory qualitative study from Pakistan and India. BMC Psychiatry 25, 647 (2025).
- WOMAN-2 Trial Collaborators. The effect of tranexamic acid on postpartum bleeding in women with moderate and severe anaemia (WOMAN-2): an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2024 Oct 26;404(10463):1645-1656. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01749-5. PMID: 39461792.
- Roshan R, Hamid S, Kumar R, Hamdani U, Naqvi S, Huma, ZE., Adeel U. Utilizing the CFIR framework for mapping the facilitators and barriers of implementing teachers led school mental health programs – a scoping review. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2024 Oct 17. doi: 10.1007/s00127-024-02762-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39419840.
- Hamdani SU, Huma ZE, Malik A, Tamizuddin-Nizami A, Javed H, Minhas FA, Jordans MJD, Sijbrandij M, Suleman N, Baneen UU, Bryant RA, van Ommeren M, Rahman A, Wang D. Effectiveness of a group psychological intervention to reduce psychosocial distress in adolescents in Pakistan: a single-blind, cluster randomized controlled trial. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Aug;8(8):559-570. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00101-9. PMID: 39025557; PMCID: PMC11254783.
- Sijbrandij M, Bass JK, Carswell K, Hamdani SU, Karyotaki E. Tipping the scales for global mental health: A summary of the Presidential Panel at the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. J Trauma Stress. 2024 Jul 17. doi: 10.1002/jts.23085. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39018333.
- Being_ Mapping Youth Mental Health Landscapes: Local Insights from 13 Countries 2024
- Hall J, Jordan S, van Ommeren M, Au T, Sway RA, Crawford J, Ghalayani H, Hamdani SU, Luitel NP, Malik A, Servili C, Sorsdahl K, Watts S, Carswell K. Sustainable Technology for Adolescents and youth to Reduce Stress (STARS): a WHO transdiagnostic chatbot for distressed youth. World Psychiatry. 2022 Feb;21(1):156-157. doi: 10.1002/wps.20947. PMID: 35015345; PMCID: PMC8751560.
- Hamdani SU, Huma ZE, Wissow LS. Technology-assisted task-sharing to bridge the treatment gap for childhood developmental disorders in rural Pakistan: an implementation science case study. Implement Sci Commun. 2022 Sep 15;3(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s43058-022-00343-w. PMID: 36109792; PMCID: PMC9479305.
- Hamdani SU, Huma ZE, Malik A, Nizami AT, Baneen UU, Suleman N, Javed H, Wang D, van Ommeren M, Mazhar S, Khan SA, Minhas FA, Rahman A. Improving psychosocial distress for young adolescents in rural schools of Pakistan: study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 23;12(9):e063607. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063607. PMID: 36153028; PMCID: PMC9511576.
- Hamdani, S. U., Huma, Z.E., Zafar, S. W., Suleman, N., Waqas, A., & Rahman, A. (2022). Effectiveness of Relaxation Techniques ‘as an Active Ingredient of Psychological Interventions’ to Reduce Distress, Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Aldridge LR, Kemp CG, Bass JK, Danforth K, Kane JC, Hamdani SU, Marsch LA, Uribe-Restrepo JM, Nguyen AJ, Bolton PA, Murray LK, Haroz EE. Psychometric performance of the Mental Health Implementation Science Tools (mhIST) across six low- and middle-income countries. Implement Sci Commun. 2022 May 19;3(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s43058-022-00301-6. PMID: 35590428; PMCID: PMC9118868.
- Hamdani, S. U., Huma, Z.E., Tamizuddin-Nizami, A., Suleman, N., Javed, H., Malik, A., Wang, D., … & Rahman, A. (2022). Feasibility and Acceptability of a Multicomponent, Group Psychological Intervention for Adolescents with Psychosocial Distress in Public Schools of Pakistan: A Feasibility Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (cRCT).
- Bose R, Hamdani SU, Minhas FA, Herr KJ. A comparison of real-world effectiveness of vortioxetine along the treatment algorithm for major depressive disorder. Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 Jan 20:1-25. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2031146. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35049384.
- Akhtar A, Koyiet P, Rahman A, Schafer A, Hamdani SU, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, Bryant RA. Residual posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms after provision of brief behavioral intervention in low- and middle-income countries: An individual-patient data meta-analysis. Depress Anxiety. 2022 Jan;39(1):71-82. doi: 10.1002/da.23221. Epub 2021 Nov 9. PMID: 34752690.
- Hamoda, H. M., Chiumento, A., Alonge, O., Hamdani, S. U., Saeed, K., Wissow, L., & Rahman, A. (2021). Addressing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Lockdown for Children’s Mental Health: Investing in School Mental Health Programmes. Psychiatric Services, appi-ps.
- Hamdani, S. U., Huma, Z. E., & Tamizuddin‐Nizami, A. (2021). Debate: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Pakistan; Do we need In‐patient Mental Health Facilities for Children and Young People?. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 26(2), 182-183.
- Divan, G., Bhavnani, S., Leadbitter, K., Ellis, C., Dasgupta, J., Abubakar, A., … & Green, J. (2021). Annual Research Review: Achieving Universal Health Coverage for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Low‐and Middle‐income Countries: A Review of Reviews. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62(5), 514-535.
- Hamdani, S. U., Huma, Z. -E., Masood, A., Zhou, K., Ahmed, Z., Nazir, H., . . . Minhas, F. A. (2021). Effect of Adding a Psychological Intervention to Routine Care of Common Mental Disorders in a Specialized Mental Healthcare Facility in Pakistan: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 15(1), 1-12.
- Hamdani, S. U., Zill-e-Huma., Suleman, N., Warraitch, A., Muzzafar, N., Farzeen, M., . . . Wissow, L. S. (2021). Scaling‐up School Mental Health Services in Low Resource Public Schools of Rural Pakistan: the Theory of Change (ToC) Approach. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 15(1), 1-10.
- Rahman, A., & Hamdani, S. U. (2021). Debate: Implementation Science Can Help Bridge the Gap between Evidence and Policy– A Case Study from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 26(1), 80-82.
- Hamdani, S. U., Zill-e-Huma, Warraitch, A., Suleman, N., Muzzafar, N., Minhas, F. A., … & Wissow, L. S. (2021). Technology-assisted Teachers’ Training to Promote Socioemotional Well-being of Children in Public Schools in Rural Pakistan. Psychiatric Services, 72(1), 69-76.
- Rahman, A., & Hamdani, S. U. (2021). Debate: Implementation Science Can Help Bridge the Gap between Evidence and Policy – A Case Study from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 26(1), 80–82.
- Atif, N., Rahman, A., Huma, Z. E., & Hamdani, S. U. (2021). Preparing for Parenthood: Developing a Life-skills and Socioemotional Health Programme for Young Married Couples in Rural Pakistan. Global Health Action, 14(1), 1982485.
- Hamdani, S., Huma, Z.E., Javed, H., Warraitch, A., Rahman, A., Nizami, A., & Minhas, F. (2021). Prevalence of psychosocial distress in school going adolescents in rural Pakistan: Findings from a cross-sectional epidemiological survey. BJPsych Open, 7(S1), S56-S57. doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.196
- Divan G, Bhavnani S, Leadbitter K, Ellis C, Dasgupta J, Abubakar A, Elsabbagh M, Hamdani SU, Servili C, Patel V, Green J. Annual Research Review: Achieving universal health coverage for young children with autism spectrum disorder in low- and middle-income countries: a review of reviews. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 May;62(5):514-535. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13404. PMID: 33905120.
- Hamdani, S. U., Huma, Z., Warraitch, A., Suleman, N., Muzzafar, N., Minhas, F. A., . . . Wissow, L. S. (2020). Technology-Assisted Teachers’ Training to Promote Socioemotional Well-Being of Children in Public Schools in Rural Pakistan. Psychiatric Services, appi.ps.202000005. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.202000005
- Surkan, P. J., Hamdani, S. U., Huma, Z. E., Nazir, H., Atif, N., Rowther, A. A., … & Rahman, A. (2020). Cognitive–behavioral Therapy-based Intervention to Treat Symptoms of Anxiety in Pregnancy in a Prenatal Clinic Using Non-Specialist Providers in Pakistan: Design of a Randomised Trial. BMJ open, 10(4), e037590.
- Harper Shehadeh, M., van’t Hof, E., Schafer, A., van Ommeren, M., Farooq, S., Hamdani, S. U., … & Albanese, E. (2020). Using a Person-generated Mental Health Outcome Measure in Large Clinical Trials in Kenya and Pakistan: Self-perceived Problem Responses in Diverse Communities. Transcultural Psychiatry, 57(1), 108-123.
- Hamdani, S. U., Huma, Z. -E., Rahman, A., Wang, D., Chen, T., van Ommeren, M., . . . Farooq, S. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of WHO Problem Management Plus for Adults with Mood and Anxiety Disorders in a Post-conflict Area of Pakistan: Randomised Controlled Trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 217(5), 623-629.
- Chiumento, A., Alonge, O., Hamoda, H., Gaber, E., Huma, Z., Abbasinnejad, M., … & Rahman, A. (2020). Identifying Pathways for Large-scale Implementation of a School-based Mental Health Programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A theory Driven Approach. Health Policy and Planning, 35(Supple), ii112-ii123.
- Hamdani, S., Huma, Z., Wissow, L., Rahman, A., & Gladstone, M. (2020). Measuring Functional Disability in Children with Developmental Disorders in Low-resource Settings: Validation of Developmental Disorders-Children Disability Assessment Schedule (DD-CDAS) in Rural Pakistan. Global Mental Health, 7, E17. doi:10.1017/gmh.2020.10
- Singla, D. R., Waqas, A., Hamdani, S. U., Suleman, N., Zafar, S. W., Saeed, K., … & Rahman, A. (2020). Implementation and Effectiveness of Adolescent life Skills Programmes in Low-and Middle-income Countries: A Critical Review and Meta-analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 130, 103402.
- Volpe, U., Amin, H., Ayinde, O. O., Burns, A., Chan, W. C., David, R., Hamdani, S.U. … &, Gracia‐García, P. (2020). Pathways to care for people with dementia: An international multicentre study. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 35(2), 163-173
- Rahman A, Naslund JA, Betancourt TS, Black CJ, Bhan A, Byansi W, Chen H, Gaynes BN, Restrepo CG, Gouveia L, Hamdani SU, Marsch LA, Petersen I, Bahar OS, Shields-Zeeman L, Ssewamala F, Wainberg ML. The NIMH global mental health research community and COVID-19. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;7(10):834-836. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30347-3. Epub 2020 Aug 23. PMID: 32846142; PMCID: PMC7443356.
- Tol, Wietse A., Ager, A., Bizouerne, C., Bryant, R., El Chammay, R., Colebunders, R., García-Moreno, C., Hamdani, SU. …. van Ommeren. Improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings: reflections on research funded through R2HC. Confl Health 14, 71 (2020).
- Waqas, A., Rahman, A., Zafar, S. W., Suleman, N., Hamdani, S. U., & Fisher, J. (2019, October). Elements of Psychosocial Interventions for Common Perinatal Mental Health Problems Among Women to Improve Early Childhood Development in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. In 66th Annual Meeting. AACAP.
- Rahman, A., Akhtar, P., Hamdani, S. U., Atif, N., Nazir, H., Uddin, I., . . . Zafar, S. (2019). Using Technology to Scale-up Training and Supervision of Community Health Workers in the Psychosocial Management of Perinatal Depression: A Non-inferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial. Global Mental Health.
- Rahman, A., Khan, M. N., Hamdani, S. U., Chiumento, A., Akhtar, P., Nazir, H., . . . Ommeren, M. V. (2019). Effectiveness of a Brief Group Psychological Intervention for Women in a Post-conflict Setting in Pakistan: A Single-blind, Cluster, Randomised Controlled Trial. The Lancet. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32343
- Singla, D. R., Waqas, A., Hamdani, S. U., Suleman, N., Zafar, S. W., Zill-E-Huma, . . . Rahman, A. (2019). Implementation and Effectiveness of Adolescent Life Skills Programmes on in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2019.04.010.
- Aslam Minhas, Fareed., Rana, R. Z., Rana, M. H., Usman hamdani, s. Y. E. D., Dogar, I. A., Afridi, M. I., … & Mufti, k. A. (2019). Perceived Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder in Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 16(2).
- HAMDANI, S. U., & RAHMAN, A. (2019). Reaching the Unreached. Evidence-Based Practice in Action: Bridging Clinical Science and Intervention, 144.
- Hamdani, S. U., Muzaffar, N., Huma, Z., Hamdani, A., Rauf, R., Farzeen, M., … & Rahman, A. (2019). Using Technology to Advance School Mental Health: Experience from The Eastern Mediterranean Region. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(10), S22-S22.
- Bass, J. K., & Hamdani, S. U. (2019). Scaling-up and Implementing Psychotherapies in Low-Resource Settings. In Global Mental Health and Psychotherapy (pp. 67-84). Academic Press.
- Rahman, A., & Hamdani, S. U. (2018). Supporting intervention providers and families in South Asia. Handbook of Parent-Implemented Interventions for Very Young Children with Autism, 393-402.
- Sijbrandij, M., Farooq, S., Bryant, R. A., Dawson, K., Hamdani, S. U., Chiumento, A., . . . van Ommeren, M. (2018). Problem Management Plus (PM+) for Common Mental Disorders in a Humanitarian Setting in Pakistan; Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) (vol 15, pg 232, 2015). BMC PSYCHIATRY, 18. doi:10.1186/s12888-018-1922-5.
- Imran, N., Rahman, A., Chaudhry, N., & Asif, A. (2018). World Health Organization “School Mental Health Manual”-Based Training for School Teachers in Urban Lahore, Pakistan: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trials, 19(1), 1-8.
- Khan, M.N., Hamdani, S.U., Chiumento, A., Dawson, K., Bryant, R.A., Sijbrandij, M., Nazir, H., Akhtar, P., Masood, A., Wang, D. and Wang, E., 2017. Evaluating Feasibility and Acceptability of a Group WHO Trans-diagnostic Intervention for Women with Common Mental Disorders in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, pp.1-11.
- Hamdani, S. U., Ahmed, Z., Sijbrandij, M., Nazir, H., Masood, A., Akhtar, P., … & Minhas, F. A. (2017). Problem Management Plus (PM+) in the Management of Common Mental Disorders in a Specialized Mental Healthcare Facility in Pakistan; Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 11(1), 1-9.
- Hamdani, S. U., Ahmed, Z., Sijbrandij, M., Nazir, H., Masood, A., Akhtar, P., … & Minhas, F. A. (2017). Problem Management Plus (PM+) in the Management of Common Mental Disorders in a Specialized Mental Healthcare Facility in Pakistan; Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 11(1), 1-9.
- Chiumento, A., Hamdani, S. U., Khan, M. N., Dawson, K., Bryant, R. A., Sijbrandij, M., … & Rahman, A. (2017). Evaluating Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of a Group Psychological Intervention Using Cognitive Behavioural Strategies for Women with Common Mental Disorders in Conflict-affected Rural Pakistan: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial. Trials, 18(1), 1-12.
- Hamdani, S.U., Akhtar, P., Zill-e-Huma., Nazir, H., Minhas, F., Sikander, S., . . . Rahman, A. (2017). WHO Parents Skills Training (PST) Programme for Children with Developmental Disorders and Delays Delivered by Family Volunteers in Rural Pakistan: Study Protocol for Effectiveness Implementation Hybrid Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Global Mental Health, 4, E11. doi:10.1017/gmh.2017.7
- Rahman, A., Riaz, N., Dawson, K. S., Hamdani, S. U., Chiumento, A., Sijbrandij, M., … & Farooq, S. (2016). Problem Management Plus (PM+): Pilot Trial of a WHO Transdiagnostic Psychological Intervention in Conflict‐affected Pakistan. World Psychiatry, 15(2), 182.
- Rahman, A., Hamdani, S.U., Awan, N.R., Bryant, R.A., Dawson, K.S., Khan, M.F., Azeemi, M.M.U.H., Akhtar, P., Nazir, H., Chiumento, A. and Sijbrandij, M., 2016. Effect of a Multicomponent Behavioral Intervention in Adults Impaired by Psychological Distress in a Conflict-affected Area of Pakistan: a Randomized Clinical Trial. Jama, 316(24), pp.2609-2617.
- Atif Rahman, Naila Riaz, Katie S. Dawson, Syed Usman Hamdani, Anna Chiumento, Marit Sijbrandij, Fareed Minhas, Richard A. Bryant, Khalid Saeed, Mark van Ommeren and Saeed Farooq (2016) Problem Management Plus (PM+): Pilot Trial of a WHO Transdiagnostic Psychological Intervention in Conflict-affected Pakistan
- Marit Sijbrandi, Richard A. Bryant, Alison Schafer, Katie S. Dawson, Dorothy Anjuri, Lincoln Ndogoni, Jeannette Ulate, Syed Usman Hamdani and Mark van Ommeren (2016) Problem Management Plus (PM+) in the Treatment of Common Mental Disorders in Women Affected by Gender-based Violence and Urban Adversity in Kenya; Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Zafar, S., Sikander, S., Hamdani, S. U., Atif, N., Akhtar, P., Nazir, H., … & Rahman, A. (2016). The Effectiveness of Technology-assisted Cascade Training and Supervision of Community Health Workers in Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for Perinatal Depression in a Post-conflict area of Pakistan–study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trials, 17(1), 1-8.
- Rahman, A., Divan, G., Hamdani, S. U., Vajaratkar, V., Taylor, C., Leadbitter, K., … & Green, J. (2016). Effectiveness of the Parent-Mediated Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in South Asia in India and Pakistan (PASS): a Randomised Controlled Trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3(2), 128-136.
- Hamdani, S. U., Minhas, F. A., Iqbal, Z., & Rahman, A. (2015). Model for Service Delivery for Developmental Disorders in Low-income Countries. Pediatrics, 136(6), 1166-1172.
- Marit Sijbrandij, Saeed Farooq, Richard A. Bryant, Katie Dawson, Syed Usman Hamdani, Anna Chiumento, Fareed Minhas, Khalid Saeed, Atif Rahman and Mark van Ommeren (2015) Problem Management Plus (PM+) for Common Mental Disorders in a Humanitarian Setting in Pakistan; Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)
- Divan, G., Hamdani, S. U., Vajartkar, V., Minhas, A., Taylor, C., Aldred, C., … & Patel, V. (2015). Adapting an Evidence-based Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder for Scaling-up in Resource-Constrained Settings: The Development of the PASS Intervention in South Asia. Global Health Action, 8(1), 27278.
- Ayesha Minhas, Vivek Vajaratkar, Gauri Divan, Syed Usman Hamdani, Kathy Lead bitter, Carol Taylor, Catherine Aldred, Ahmareen Tariq, Mahjabeen Tariq, Percy Cardoza, Jonathan Green, Vikram Patel, and Atif Rahman (2015) Parents’ Perspectives on Care of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in South Asia – Views from Pakistan and India. (doi:10.3109/09540261.2015.1049128)
- Sijbrandij, M., Farooq, S., Bryant, R. A., Dawson, K., Hamdani, S. U., Chiumento, A., … & van Ommeren, M. (2015). Problem Management Plus (PM+) for Common Mental Disorders in a Humanitarian Setting in Pakistan; Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT). BMC psychiatry, 15(1), 1-6.
- Minhas, A., Vajaratkar, V., Divan, G., Hamdani, S. U., Leadbitter, K., Taylor, C., … & Rahman, A. (2015). Parents’ Perspectives on Care of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in South Asia–Views from Pakistan and India. International Review of Psychiatry, 27(3), 247-256.